-- Brandi McCain, Florida: Her 20-point, 10-assist performance against Alabama was good enough to overcome her 7-for-19 shooting. She played all 40 minutes as Florida upset Alabama, 77-71.

-- American University: Scored its annual Top 25 upset against rival George Washington 81-75 Wednesday. Now American has to beat Old Dominion in conference and people will really notice.

Air Balls

-- Syracuse's 7-for-30 performance from the three-point line in a 71-53 loss to Rutgers Sunday. Syracuse shot 2-for-14 in the second half.

SlamDunks

Tennessee at Arkansas

Thursday (NESN, tape delay Friday 1 p.m.)

A chance to check out the new-and-improved-since-the-Purdue-game Tennessee team before the Lady Vols start their northward migration in a few weeks.

Louisiana Tech vs. Purdue

Saturday

The game is part of The Boilermaker Blockbuster doubleheader in Indianapolis with the Purdue men, who are playing Butler. Too bad it's not on TV. Drama abounds. If the Techsters lose another big game, will coach Leon Barmore really quit? And which Purdue team will show up? The one that fell on its face against Stanford? Or the one that rose to the occasion against Tennessee? It will be a tough pre-Christmas stretch for Purdue. Two days later, the Boilermakers head to Gainesville to play Florida.

By The Numbers

31

Number of free throws made by Penn State in the ODU game.

55

Number of turnovers in the Penn State-Old Dominion game.

46

Number of times Penn State went to the free-throw line in the ODU game.